Specified taxpayers will have to apply a 19% VAT rate on services offered by third parties through their platforms; in other news, Donald Trump imposed 30% South African tariffs
A ‘quiet revolution’ in HMRC’s compliance strategy has caused Adam Craggs to rethink how to advise clients, he tells ITR
If the Reform leader becomes UK prime minister then he may follow the direction of the US in at least one significant way
‘Brazil is not for amateurs’: Brazilian advisers praised for robust client service
Tax advisers in Brazil are rising above the country’s notoriously complex tax system to deliver high-quality advisory services, ITR’s exclusive in-house data reveals
Editorial Board
ITR is excited to unveil its inaugural Editorial Board, comprised of a select panel of tax industry experts
Featured Global Tax 50 profiles
ITR presents the 50 individuals who exerted the most influence on tax during 2024 – for better or worse – with world leaders, in-house award winners, activists and others making the cut
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Sponsored by VdAMiguel Gonzalez Amado and Mariana Pinto Monteiro of Vieira de Almeida & Associados consider the tax personality of Portuguese branches for stamp tax purposes and a recent ruling’s potential impact on cross-border credit operations -
Sponsored by AKM GlobalAmit Maheshwari and Manish Garg of AKM Global provide a guide to the UAE’s nascent regulatory framework for transfer pricing and offer strategies to ensure compliance and the maintenance of proper documentation
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Sponsored by Crowe Valente/Valente Associati GEB PartnersFederico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente explain how an Italian Supreme Court ruling has clarified the transfer pricing treatment of transactions between affiliated Italian companies
Awards
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2025 EMEA Tax Awards
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Tax Awards
Awards
World Tax global head of research Jon Moore tells ITR how his team spots standout submissions, and gives early statistical insights into this year’s entries
Awards
ITR invites tax firms, in-house teams, and tax professionals to make nominations for the 2025 ITR Tax Awards in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific
Direct Tax
Understanding India’s income tax landscape can help charities ensure compliance, optimise tax benefits, and enhance their impact, writes Raghav Bajaj of Khaitan & Co
ITR’s data has highlighted the US firm’s ambition to become America’s ‘premier’ tax player via a concerted partner recruitment strategy
Jaap Zwaan’s arrival continues a recent streak of A&M Tax investing in the region; in other news, the US and Japan struck a deal that significantly lowered tariff rates
In an exclusive interview with ITR, Ian Gary calls for a central public CbCR database and bemoans the US’s lack of involvement in international tax transparency
Transfer Pricing
In a world where international tax concepts rely on human activity, Leonard Wagenaar poses existential questions about the future of such ideas when AI is ever-present
France v Axa provides a practical illustration of how the burden of proof is applied in TP matters under French law, ITR also heard
Saffery cautioned that documentation requirements in new government proposals must be limited if medium-sized companies are not exempted from TP
MNEs are increasingly using algorithmic tools in TP. Sahasranshu Dash argues that data ethics should therefore plug directly into the TP design process
Indirect Tax
The threat of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods coincides with new Brazilian legal powers to adopt retaliatory economic measures, local experts tell ITR
The US president also unveiled a new 50% levy on copper imports; in other news, a UK wealth tax proposal has been criticised by the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Indirect tax professionals now rate compliance as a bigger obstacle than technology and automation; in other news, Italy approved a VAT cut on art sales
Winning the case against the 20% VAT imposition was always going to be an uphill challenge for the claimants, UK tax advisers argue
Jurisdictions
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